Geography and Enlightenment
Contributors: David N. Livingstone (Editor); Charles W. J. Withers (Editor)
Publisher: University Of Chicago Press
Published: December 15, 1999
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 455
ISBN-13: 9780226487212
Subjects: European history: c 1750 to c 1900; Geographical discovery & exploration; Historical geography; History of ideas, intellectual history; History; Science; History: World; Europe; Earth Sciences - Geography; Europe - General; Modern - 18th Century; Science / Geography; 18th century; Enlightenment; Geography
First sentence: The origins of modern geography have frequently been traced to the period of the Enlightenment.